John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover this week’s major stories, including more information on Vince McMahon’s new company, 14TH & I.

Then, they chat about SmackDown staying in its three-hour format and how important the program is for the USA Network, the recent contract expirations, and what leverage points the talent possess.

Plus, two more antitrust lawsuits were filed against the UFC, a report on the status of the UFC’s domestic rights negotiations, Nick Khan sells a portion of his TKO stock, more Pollstar attendance data & more.

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from June 3rd, 2025 featuring the debut of Mariah May!

NXT Review starts at 16mins

• Trick Williams vs Mike Santana (TNA World Heavyweight Championship)
• Mariah May appears and puts the NXT women’s division on notice 
• Myles Borne vs Charlie Dempsey (Rounds Match where if Myles wins he leaves No Quarter Catch Crew)
• Darkstate vs Chase U
• Ethan Page & Vanity Project vs Je’Von Evans, Laredo Kid, Sean Legacy & Dragon Lee
• Tyra Mae Steel vs Arianna Grace
• NXT North American Summit with Je’Von Evans, Laredo Kid & Ethan Page

Plus the lads chat about R Truth, The Miz, Mr. Iguana, a preview for Worlds Collide/MITB this Saturday and much more!

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In a special free XL edition of Rewind-A-Raw, John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss WWE releases including R-Truth and review WWE Raw featuring final MITB qualifiers.

Join POSTwrestlingCafe.com for XL Edition podcasts with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and time-stamped.

00:00:00 Start

00:04:29 Jordan Breen

00:19:20 R-Truth, Carlito & Valhalla leaving WWE

00:35:39 Slim Jim extends agreement with WWE

00:39:29 Kosei Fujita wins Best of the Super Juniors 

00:41:28 El Hijo del Vikingo wins AAA Mega Championship

00:42:37 Maycee Barber pulled from main event on Saturday

00:44:10 NXT & AEW Fyter Fest lineups 

00:46:42 WWE Raw review

00:48:38 CM Punk and Sami Zayn open the show

00:51:33 Stephanie Vaquer vs. Liv Morgan vs. Ivy Nile

00:55:19 AJ Styles meets with Paul Heyman

01:02:24 Lyra Valkyria and Becky Lynch

01:07:25 Impromptu book review 

01:10:03 Jey Uso & Sami Zayn vs. Bron Breakker & Brosnon Reed

01:14:27 Raquel Rodriguez vs. Kairi Sane

01:16:10 Karrion Kross 

01:22:47 CM Punk vs. AJ Styles vs. El Grande Americano

01:28:17 Final thoughts

01:30:13 Question on WWE not renewing contracts

01:42:30 Feedback

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POST Wrestling presents its reviews of this past season of Dark Side of the Ring.

Topics include Hell in a Cell 1998, Ludvig Borga, Vader, Superstar Billy Graham, Eddie Gilbert, Billy Jack Haynes, The Sheik, and Muhammad Hassan.

These reviews were originally recorded the day after the episodes aired during season six.

NOTE: We did not cover the episode featuring Tony Atlas, and a separate review is available on the POST Wrestling free feed, which covers the episode on Daffney.

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00:00:47 Mick Foley: Hell in a Cell

00:26:20 Ludvig Borga: Hellraiser from Helsinki

00:45:11 Big Van Vader

01:05:41 The ‘Original’ Superstar Billy Graham

01:21:21 ‘Hot Stuff’ Eddie Gilbert

01:42:54 Truth, Lies, and Billy Jack Haynes

01:55:56 Blood, Fire, and the Original Sheik

02:07:02 Becoming Muhammad Hassan

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SmackDown with John Cena and the returning Cody Rhodes appearing on the show.

Also: Jade Cargill vs. Naomi vs. Nia Jax and Jacob Fatu vs. Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes in Money in the Bank qualifying matches, plus the return of Bianca Belair.

The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Your Calls/Feedback, ad-free. Today’s stories:

• SmackDown remaining three hours, per report
• Mariah May removed from AEW’s roster page
• Vince McMahon’s new company
• Two more class action suits against UFC
• YOH wins B Block of the Best of the Super Juniors
• Saturday Night’s Main Event draws a large audience on NBC
• AEW Dynamite & NXT ratings 
• TNA Against All Odds matches 
• AEW Collision lineup 

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with fallout from Double or Nothing featuring Owen Cup Winners Hangman Page and Mercedes Moné.

Plus: A Mixed Trios Match with Jon Moxley, Gabe Kidd & Marina Shafir taking on Mark Briscoe, Speedball & Willow Nightingale, Adam Cole defends the TNT title against Kyle Fletcher, The Opps vs The Frat House, Anna Jay & Harley Cameron vs Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford in a No DQ match, and Josh Alexander takes on Brody King for a shot at the AEW International title at Fyter Fest.

On the XL Edition: John & Wai review the season finale of Dark Side of the Ring: Becoming Muhammad Hassan.

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• John Laurinaitis dropped as a defendant by Janel Grant
• Vince McMahon’s lawyer responds 
• NXT features multiple title changes 
• Worlds Collide update 
• Kosei Fujita wins A Block of BOSJ 
• ACTION DEAN~!!!2
• Dark Side of the Ring - Becoming Muhammad Hassan

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the news that WrestleMania 42 is leaving New Orleans and is expected to land in Las Vegas.

They chat about Thurston’s exclusive report, WWE’s handling of the announcement, how Las Vegas is expected to land ‘Mania for the second year in a row, and the ramifications of such a significant change.

Major news broke on Wednesday that Janel Grant is dropping John Laurinaitis as a defendant in her civil case, and we have additional details with a statement from her team.

Plus, AEW Double or Nothing business notes and reaction, WWE confirms three major events in Atlanta for July, Vince McMahon says shareholders are overreaching, Triller is issued a delinquency letter by the Nasdaq exchange, Billy Jack Haynes is sued for elder abuse, and more.

RELATED:

• WrestleMania 42 is leaving New Orleans
• https://wrestlenomics.com/articles/2025/exclusive-wrestlemania-2026-no-longer-set-for-new-orleans-local-organization-says/
• John Laurinaitis dropped as a defendant in Grant case https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/05/28/john-laurinaitis-dropped-as-defendant-in-janel-grant-lawsuit-against-wwe-and-vince-mcmahon/ 
• WrestleMania Week gate figures in Las Vegas https://wrestlenomics.com/articles/2025/wwe-gates-for-arena-events-wrestlemania-week-in-las-vegas-europe-tour/
• WWE confirms events in Atlanta during All In Weekend
• https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/05/27/wwe-to-run-great-american-bash-at-center-stage-in-atlanta/
• Vince McMahon responds to shareholder lawsuit https://wrestlenomics.com/articles/2025/vince-mcmahon-says-shareholder-lawsuit-is-trying-to-harass-and-pressure-him-through-discovery-demands/

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from May 27th, 2025 headlined by Stephanie Vaquer vs Jacy Jayne for the NXT Women’s Championship! 

NXT Review starts at 41mins

• Ricky Saints vs Ethan Page (NXT North American Championship)
• Stephanie Vaquer vs Jacy Jayne (NXT Women’s Championship) 
• Mike Santana vs Tavion Heights
• Mike Santana challenges Trick Williams for the TNA Championship
• Tatum Paxley vs Jaida Parker
• Ethan Page to face Je’Von Evans, Laredo Kid & Rey Fenix at Worlds Collide
• Jasper Troy vs Dante Chen
• Tony D’Angelo “family fallout” with Luca 

The lads also discuss AEW Double or Nothing, NXT Great American Bash announced/going head to head with AEW All In, plus WWE Raw and more! 

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This is a free sample of the May edition of Book Club, with the full show available on the POST Wrestling Café

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein released All the President’s Men in 1974, covering one of the biggest political scandals of all time.

John Pollock & Neal Flanagan discuss the famous Watergate scandal and how two Washington Post reporters built their reputations from their coverage, piecing together who was involved and following the trail up to President Richard Nixon.

• All the President’s Men is available on Amazon
• All the President’s Men (1976) streaming on Apple TV+
• The Legacy of Watergate: Why It Still Matters
• BOOK CLUB Archive 

NEXT MONTH: Under the Black Hat: My Life in the WWE and Beyond by Jim Ross & Paul O’Brien (2020)

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring fallout from Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Also: Seth Rollins vs. Sami Zayn vs. Finn Balor and Penta vs. Chad Gable vs. Dragon Lee in Money in the Bank qualifying matches, New Day defending the tag titles against War Raiders and The Creeds, and Rusev taking on Akira Tozawa.

The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free. Today’s stories:

• Jim Ross is undergoing surgery on Tuesday
• Tony Khan on WWE’s counterprogramming
• NXT Battleground recap 
• NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 
• Marc Copani a.k.a. Muhammad Hassan  
• Fight Forever: The Ballad of Kevin and Sami
• NXT & AEW Dynamite lineups 

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